Film Diary update - "Miami Vice" review

Let’s look at Michael Mann
The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV movie) B
I can still remember seeing this on TV, it was far better than your average TV movies are or were.
Thief (1981) B
A good crime drama, with bad guys you can root for.
The Keep (1983) ?
I know nothing about this, and apparently neither does anyone else.
Manhunter(1986) B+
Where he showed us his “Miami Vice” look before it hit the tube. I find it hard to watch today, but I own it on DVD.
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) B+
Oh, yeah! Daniel Day-Lewis, running and running and running … “No, you submit, do you hear? You be strong, you survive... You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you.” I’m still waiting for him to find me. I own this one too.
Heat (1995) A
It brought Pacino and DeNiro together finally, yet somewhat of a disappointment, but it was the only disappointment. A thrilling shoot out that can’t be compared.
The Insider (1999) A
Russell Crowe’s best acting performance, and the film that put him where he is today.
Ali (2001) C
It made Will Smith and Oscar nominee, yet it failed to live up to the expectations. I have not seen this, and I really have not desire to. Instead watch “When We Were Kings.”
Collateral (2004) B+
The best Tom Cruise film (yeah, he dies!) and it showed that Jamie Foxx’s Oscar was not a fluke.
Miami Vice (2006) D
TV rerun, rehash, remake; it would have been better had they made this a spoof or made Heat 2. This was so awful and such a disappointment. First off, the look of the film, thank god Mann did not throw us back twenty years, yet the crisp colors, bright sunshine and hip musical video type scenes are what made the television series popular. Here we get dark fuzzy shots with a handheld video camera that looks like it was shot by an amateur cameraman. This may have worked for Collateral, but this is not the same kind of film, and it definitely does not work here. Here we have two beautiful people cast as lovers and yet they created more heat on the dance floor than they did in the bedroom scenes, and that wasn’t much. Crocket and Tubbs were supposed to be partners and yet they didn’t even look at each other during the whole film. What was up with Colin Farrell’s accent, it was all over the place, and his look was more undercover/biker than undercover/drug dealer. Who’s idea was it to put him in another bad dye job again, one more and it will become a Colin Farrell cliché meaning expect a bad film. I could go on and on about what I didn’t like about this and how bad this was, so just take it from me not to see this film, unless you have never seen any of Michael Mann’s before, then you just might like it, but then I won’t hold out any hope for you if you do.